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kirsten1312's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️. I enjoyed the story! It kept me interested throughout the whole book. That cliffhanger??? Leaves you very confused and eager to pick up next book. It felt very wattpad-y which I know it is a wattpad book but after not reading one for a while I forgot what they were like and it’s not my favourite anymore. I would also say that this book is more of a mystery with the element of a romance. Still really enjoyed this book!
onekat's review against another edition
2.0
Not a fan (ha).
It's very Wattpad which is not something I like. I'm not the target audience, and I probably shouldn't have borrowed this book.
Another book I didn't even come close to finishing.
It's very Wattpad which is not something I like. I'm not the target audience, and I probably shouldn't have borrowed this book.
Another book I didn't even come close to finishing.
radiantbeth's review against another edition
4.0
I'm definitely not the target demographic for this book and without being any type of celebrity fangirl myself or extreme Twitter user, I worried at first if I would even enjoy this book. I must say, though, that it had me hooked! It's a cute book, with some tense moments of action, and I found I cared for the characters and what was going to happen to them and between them. There is one piece to the story that was never resolved and then the ending is a cliffhanger, though I questioned if I was missing something obvious since it seemed to happen out of nowhere, but I suspect that the two are related. It appears there will be a second book and if so, I'm looking forward to reading it!
sugarkane07's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
annab3lla's review against another edition
5.0
PREPARE FOR A ROLLER COASTER OF THIS:
AND THIS:
AND MORE THIS:
AND LOTS OF THIS:
AND, OH YEAH, MORE THIS:
PREPARE YOUR HEART! GOOD LUCK!
AND THIS:
AND MORE THIS:
AND LOTS OF THIS:
AND, OH YEAH, MORE THIS:
PREPARE YOUR HEART! GOOD LUCK!
worldsunlikeourown's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting YA contemporary romance and a fun read! I totally did not see that ending coming!
kumomikureads's review against another edition
3.0
Endingnya kok ngeselin... Bikin pengen baca buku keduanya - ___-
samanthas92's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
it was decent with a leaving you hanging ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking
narteest's review against another edition
4.0
3.8 stars
Follow Me Back is endlessly thrilling. It's fast paced and well sequenced, and a book that will leave you with a cliffhanger in that awful ending that you almost wish didn't happen. My first impression upon finishing this book was a good one. I was most definitely entertained and thrilled by the story, and mostly invested in the exchange between Tessa and Eric. So let me say, this is worth reading if you're in it for that. Eric's side of the story shows some of the negatives of being famous, and what life being famous might be like. Follow Me Back is also one of those stories that involve anonymous love before meet/love through message exchange themes (why am I stumbling onto this trope a lot more than expected lately?) and like I've said before, it's not my favourite, and I dislike the trope more when the character do fall in love before actually meeting face to face. So despite my gripes on it, I think Geiger does it well enough. Certainly Eric has a good reason to hide behind his alternative identity. I just kind of wish they didn't express their love until after. But. Their final scene together was really endearing.
However, when I thought about it later, I realised a few points worth nothing:
1) It looks like we get a good round picture of what makes both Tessa and Eric tick - why they have the problems that they have, why they are escaping into the worlds that they are, and how and why they come into initial contact. However, when I thought about it later, for example, yes, Tessa is agoraphobic, mostly due to a reason that's primary to the main plot. However, although we're told it started happening during her time at a creative writing thing, I never really felt I understood Tessa's actual self. Like her likes and dislikes. Why her and her boyfriend were together, and the depth of her relationship with her mother (which felt really shallow, even when they were actually interacting). She would have had friends before her incident, but there's no reference of them now.
We see her interact with some people via Twitter, but some parts added more questions than answers. The same can be said about Eric. The most obvious explanations for him are clear, but it never felt like he had any solid connections. In a way, Eric's character development felt more in depth, except that a lot of the time, there didn't feel like a strong connection to his life before he was famous, just how much he was beginning to hate being famous. Which is fine, and well done, it just lacked that little bit extra.
2) The plot twists had me holding on, really holding on, except the last one. Look, it was a good twist, but it had me conflicted. One, it has indeed got me to read the next book. Two, it ruined the nice lovely scene between Eric and Tessa.
3) Although it's carefully noted throughout the book that Tessa has trouble opening up to strangers, as well as the encouragement her therapist gives her. These all seems to be thrown out the door in the last bit. Some of is mostly sensible in relation to the plot, with enough logic in relation to how it was set up. But the other part just had me wondering how both of them could be so stupid. In saying that, like I said, the plot is done well enough, and the scenes are crafted with enough mystery that some choices made at the end seemed to make sense.
Overall
I'm already reading the sequel, primarily (because this all Follow Me Back seemed to have going for it and kept me holding on) for the mystery and Eric and Tessa.
Follow Me Back is endlessly thrilling. It's fast paced and well sequenced, and a book that will leave you with a cliffhanger in that awful ending that you almost wish didn't happen. My first impression upon finishing this book was a good one. I was most definitely entertained and thrilled by the story, and mostly invested in the exchange between Tessa and Eric. So let me say, this is worth reading if you're in it for that. Eric's side of the story shows some of the negatives of being famous, and what life being famous might be like. Follow Me Back is also one of those stories that involve anonymous love before meet/love through message exchange themes (why am I stumbling onto this trope a lot more than expected lately?) and like I've said before, it's not my favourite, and I dislike the trope more when the character do fall in love before actually meeting face to face. So despite my gripes on it, I think Geiger does it well enough. Certainly Eric has a good reason to hide behind his alternative identity. I just kind of wish they didn't express their love until after. But. Their final scene together was really endearing.
However, when I thought about it later, I realised a few points worth nothing:
1) It looks like we get a good round picture of what makes both Tessa and Eric tick - why they have the problems that they have, why they are escaping into the worlds that they are, and how and why they come into initial contact. However, when I thought about it later, for example, yes, Tessa is agoraphobic, mostly due to a reason that's primary to the main plot. However, although we're told it started happening during her time at a creative writing thing, I never really felt I understood Tessa's actual self. Like her likes and dislikes. Why her and her boyfriend were together, and the depth of her relationship with her mother (which felt really shallow, even when they were actually interacting). She would have had friends before her incident, but there's no reference of them now.
We see her interact with some people via Twitter, but some parts added more questions than answers. The same can be said about Eric. The most obvious explanations for him are clear, but it never felt like he had any solid connections. In a way, Eric's character development felt more in depth, except that a lot of the time, there didn't feel like a strong connection to his life before he was famous, just how much he was beginning to hate being famous. Which is fine, and well done, it just lacked that little bit extra.
2) The plot twists had me holding on, really holding on, except the last one. Look, it was a good twist, but it had me conflicted. One, it has indeed got me to read the next book. Two, it ruined the nice lovely scene between Eric and Tessa.
3) Although it's carefully noted throughout the book that Tessa has trouble opening up to strangers, as well as the encouragement her therapist gives her. These all seems to be thrown out the door in the last bit. Some of is mostly sensible in relation to the plot, with enough logic in relation to how it was set up. But the other part just had me wondering how both of them could be so stupid. In saying that, like I said, the plot is done well enough, and the scenes are crafted with enough mystery that some choices made at the end seemed to make sense.
Overall
I'm already reading the sequel, primarily (because this all Follow Me Back seemed to have going for it and kept me holding on) for the mystery and Eric and Tessa.
ktomalley's review against another edition
2.0
skim skim skimmidy skim. the book characters were boring, predictable and flat. i rolled my eyes 24/7 and the book flow was choppy and weird. not my cup of tea.